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Tell Me MoreenCopyright 2018 NPR - For Personal Use OnlyNPR API RSS Generator 0.94Fri, 01 Aug 2014 07:03:00 -0400https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200Tell Me Morehttps://www.npr.org
With Final Broadcast, 'Tell Me More' Bids FarewellNPR announced in May that it would end the show, which featured discussions about race, family, faith and other issues.Fri, 01 Aug 2014 07:03:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/01/336670126/with-final-broadcast-tell-me-more-bids-farewell?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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NPR announced in May that it would end the show, which featured discussions about race, family, faith and other issues.

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]]>Alan GreenblattChurch Group Announces Boycott Of NPR Over 'Tell Me More' CancellationThe National Black Church Initiative is calling for its members not to give money to NPR, telling the network it "has abandoned the African American community, and we must turn a deaf ear to you."Wed, 28 May 2014 16:03:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/05/28/316712350/church-group-announces-boycott-of-npr-over-tell-me-more-cancellation?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/05/28/316712350/church-group-announces-boycott-of-npr-over-tell-me-more-cancellation?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemoreThe National Black Church Initiative is calling for its members not to give money to NPR, telling the network it "has abandoned the African American community, and we must turn a deaf ear to you."]]>Bill ChappellNPR To End 'Tell Me More,' Eliminate 28 PositionsThe moves come as part of the network's effort to eliminate budget deficits. <em>Tell Me More</em> host Michel Martin will remain with NPR.Tue, 20 May 2014 12:28:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/05/20/314256024/npr-to-end-tell-me-more-lay-off-28-people?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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The moves come as part of the network's effort to eliminate budget deficits. Tell Me More host Michel Martin will remain with NPR.

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]]>David FolkenflikWomen Digital Thinkers Tweet A Day in Their Lives: Join Us For #NPRWITFollow along and add your voice to the conversation about Women in Tech hosted by <em>Tell Me More </em>this March.Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:09:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2014/02/26/283024309/women-digital-thinkers-tweet-a-day-in-their-lives-join-us-for-nprwit?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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Follow along and add your voice to the conversation about Women in Tech hosted by Tell Me More this March.

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]]>Joanna PawlowskaThe 'Blacks In Tech' Series Wraps, But Let's Keep TalkingIn the years since BlackPlanet launched, Tom Anderson sold Myspace to News Corp. for hundreds of millions of dollars. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook has become a household name. But nobody seems to remember tech success Omar Wasow. How can that be?Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:05:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/12/20/255551200/the-blacks-in-tech-series-wraps-but-lets-keep-talking?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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In the years since BlackPlanet launched, Tom Anderson sold Myspace to News Corp. for hundreds of millions of dollars. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook has become a household name. But nobody seems to remember tech success Omar Wasow. How can that be?

]]>Cara PhilbinNPR And Member Stations Take A Wide View Of March On WashingtonTo commemorate 50 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, NPR and Member Stations deep-dive into the March's legacy and spark new dialogue around contemporary social movements.Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:58:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2013/08/26/215848364/npr-member-stations-take-a-wide-view-of-march-on-washington?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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To commemorate 50 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, NPR and Member Stations deep-dive into the March's legacy and spark new dialogue around contemporary social movements.

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]]>Megan JohnsonGetting The Bedfellows Of Immigration Policy RightThe Center for Immigration Studies is happy to court controversy in the current debate over immigration. The influential Washington think tank favors greater immigration restrictions. But when a <em>Morning Edition</em> story called the group "decidedly right-wing," it rightfully objected.Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:11:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2013/07/29/206713906/getting-the-bedfellows-of-immigration-policy-right?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
https://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2013/07/29/206713906/getting-the-bedfellows-of-immigration-policy-right?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemoreThe Center for Immigration Studies is happy to court controversy in the current debate over immigration. The influential Washington think tank favors greater immigration restrictions. But when a Morning Edition story called the group "decidedly right-wing," it rightfully objected.

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]]>Edward Schumacher-MatosStay Cool With Sweet Stories On 'National Ice Cream Day'You may need some napkins for this one. Today we all scream for what may be the <em>coolest</em> holiday of the year, National Ice Cream Day.Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:34:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2013/07/21/203362510/stay-cool-with-sweet-stories-on-national-ice-cream-day?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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You may need some napkins for this one. Today we all scream for what may be the coolest holiday of the year, National Ice Cream Day.

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]]>Megan Johnson'Tell Me More' Invites Listeners To Join #NPRAspen Dialogue On Opportunity In AmericaIs America still the land of opportunity? On July 1 and 2, <em>Tell Me More</em> is addressing this question with two live broadcasts from the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado and wants you to join the conversation in a live Twitter chat around education and opportunity in America.Mon, 01 Jul 2013 18:23:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2013/07/01/197662084/tell-me-more-invites-listeners-to-join-npraspen-dialogue-on-opportunity-in-ameri?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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Is America still the land of opportunity? On July 1 and 2, Tell Me More is addressing this question with two live broadcasts from the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado and wants you to join the conversation in a live Twitter chat around education and opportunity in America.

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]]>Cara PhilbinBuika Hearts NPRSpanish flamenco singer Buika shared her perspective on heritage and the key to her music in an interview with <em>Tell Me More</em> Host Michel Martin. And showed NPR a little amour as well.Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:10:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2013/06/21/193083574/buika-hearts-npr?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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Spanish flamenco singer Buika shared her perspective on heritage and the key to her music in an interview with Tell Me More Host Michel Martin. And showed NPR a little amour as well.

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]]>George T. Gary IIIChrisette Michele Loves NPRIt's been six years since Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Chrisette Michele came out with her hit single "Be Okay," and she's back with a new record. She spoke with <em>Tell Me More</em> about the album,<em> </em><em>Better, </em>and couldn't resist showing her love for NPR on the way out. Now what's <em>better </em>than that?Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:49:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2013/06/10/190420318/chrisette-michele-loves-npr?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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It's been six years since Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Chrisette Michele came out with her hit single "Be Okay," and she's back with a new record. She spoke with Tell Me More about the album,Better, and couldn't resist showing her love for NPR on the way out. Now what's better than that?

Celebrity chef and Bravo reality TV star Roblé Ali stopped by NPR's New York Bureau to talk to Tell Me More guest host Celeste Headlee to talk about his cooking, catering and staying skinny.

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]]>George T. Gary IIITina Gordon Chism Loves NPRTina Gordon Chism's directorial debut <em>Peeples</em> opens in theaters tomorrow, and she came in to tell <em>Tell Me More</em>'s Michel Martin about its real-life familiar premise: meeting your significant other's family for the first time. On her way out, she took a minute to show some love for NPR.Thu, 09 May 2013 18:02:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2013/05/09/182599854/tina-gordon-chism-loves-npr?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=tellmemore
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Tina Gordon Chism's directorial debut Peeples opens in theaters tomorrow, and she came in to tell Tell Me More's Michel Martin about its real-life familiar premise: meeting your significant other's family for the first time. On her way out, she took a minute to show some love for NPR.